South Korea's Fair Trade Commission has reportedly begun investigatingGoogle Play over allegations that the United States tech giant's mobile app marketplace abused its market position by pressuring local game publishers to initially launch new mobile games through Google Play only.

A team of university researchers and computer scientists, with the help of an automatic assessment of the privacy behaviors of the Androidapps, arrived at a conclusion that of the 5,855 apps in the Play Store's Designed for Families program, almost 28 percent accessed the sensitive information protected by Android permissions and almost 73 percent of the applications transmitted the sensitive information over the internet. All told, 40 percent of apps included in the research had passed on info without taking "reasonable" security measures. A whopping 92 percent of Facebook-linked apps failed to hinder use by children under the age of 13.

Other crucial discoveries that were made under the study include 281 apps that collected the location or contact data of children without asking for permission from parents, and 1,100 apps that shared persistent identifying information that can be used for behavioral advertising methods that are banned to be used on children.

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(NATIONAL)  A website that focuses on tech oriented issues, BGR.com is reporting that researchers affiliated with the International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) have produced a study - Wont Somebody Think of the Children?

On other hand, activists from last few months are continuously pressuring the Federal Trade Commission to take action against a number of big corporations, who are illegally directing ad-targeting tools at children, including Disney and YouTube. Google, however, will have to mount a gargantuan effort to solve the problem.

As per the reports, the huge number of apps flooding into the Play Store (nearly 2,700 per day) implies that many may not be undergoing a manual review.

It is hoped that once survivors tell their story to one of the community partners, they will be more confident to tell police. Those who are taking reports will fill out a form to be entered into the database by police, said Smyth.

Ulster Rugby fans are considering five options as a response to the sackings of Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding over the weekend. Both Jackson and Olding have expressed regret and admitted their behaviour fell short of what was expected of them.

Ant's driving ban could be reduced to 15 months, provided he completes a referral programme by the middle of May next year. When he was breathalysed by police he was found to have 75mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath - the legal limit is 35 mcg.

The biopharmaceutical company reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.06. Bernstein set a $43.00 price objective on Pfizer and gave the company a buy rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 30th.

It was unclear why the ulcer, typically found in tropical areas, had emerged in the temperate climate of Victoria, he said. There have been no reported cases in New South Wales, South Australia or Tasmania; the three states closest to Victoria.

Down, hard punch, and hard kick, meanwhile, will make Falke jump into the air diagonally and slam her staff down onto her enemy. With the release of False, only three DLC characters remain for Street Fighter V's third season: Cody, G, and Sagat.

Richard C Young & Company increased its stake in Wal (WMT) by 840.16% based on its latest 2017Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company's stock.

Wikipedia and other sources are now reporting that this is the largest asteroid to ever pass this close to Earth. You may have missed it though; humanity only learned of the asteroid hours before the flyby.